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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2020

Harlakhi

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Winner — 2020

SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 36.1%CPI 25.6%16 others 38.3%
Votes
60,393
36.1% share
Winning margin
17,593
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
57.5%
of 2,90,847

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

7 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.78 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
60,39336.1%
2
RAM NARESH PANDEY
CPI
42,80025.6%
3
MD. SHABBIR
IND
27,49916.4%
4
SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH
RLSP
6,8074.1%
5
VIKASH KUMAR MISHRA
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
6,1773.7%
6
SHRAVAN KUMAR YADAV
IND
3,6982.2%
7
MANGESH JHA
IND
3,0391.8%
8
SANTOSH KUMAR JHA
JAPL
2,9601.8%
9
MANDAKINI CHAUDHARY
IND
2,9321.8%
10
AJAY BHAGAT
IND
1,8651.1%
11
ARCHANA DEVI
IND
1,8541.1%
12
DEVAN MUKHIYA
SANVP
1,6651.0%
13
SATISH KUMAR
IND
1,5910.9%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,2420.7%
15
DINESH KUMAR YADAV
IND
1,0770.6%
16
MOHAMMAD YUNUS
BMUP
5900.3%
17
NAGINA PRASAD MAHTO
SWAP
5820.3%
18
SANJIV KAMAT
BLRP
5290.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (149th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 2.7% · max 19.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
149th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
4th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 36.1%CPI 25.6%IND 16.4%OTH 21.1%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.78 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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